Swing and exercising device



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SWING AND EXERCISING DEVICE Filed Dec. 29. 1930 INVENTOR Willzam [.Jones I ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT orricr.

SWING AND EXERCISING DEVICE William C. Jones, Niantic, 111.

Application December 29, 1930, Serial No. 505,254 3 Claims. (01. 155-58) This invention relates to a swing which is together and fastened by means of bolts or rivets provided with an elongated seat member for 13 passing through the openings 14, the semisupporting a plurality of persons. cylindrical openings will align to form threaded One object of this invention is the provision cylindrical openings for receiving the ends of 6 of a device in which the seat member maintains the pipe members of the frame. 60

a horizontal position during the entire period The opening 12 in each member 11 is posiof swinging. tioned horizontally and extends substantially at An her j c f this invention is the pr right angles to the opening 10 and is adapted to vision of a device which includes a frame which receive the threaded end of horizontal pipe mem- 10 is adapted to rest on the ground without the use her which connects two of the joints or conof fastening means. necting members 11. It will be noted that each To the accomplishment of the foregoing and pair of the members 11 is in alignment and that su h other Objects as y hereinafter pp the openings 12 in each member face each other this invention consists in the construction. omand there are two horizontal enlongated parallel l5 bination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter pipe members 15 connecting the joints 11. One described and then sought to be defined in the flat section of each joint or connecting member 11 app nd d c ims. re erence bein had to the a is provided with a two part hub having the lower eomp y drawing fo m n a Pa hereof, and portion 16 cast integrally with the member 11 which shows m e y for the P p Of illustrative and being formed with a semi-circular depres- 20 disclosure, a pr f m o im nt of my invension. The upper removable portion comprises a t it being expressly understood, howeve t cap 16 having a semi-circular opening to mate var ous changes yb a in practice within with the depression in lower portion 16 to form the scope of the claims Without digressing from an opening 1'? to receive the end of connecting my inventive idea. member 18. The lower portion 16 and upper 25 In the drawing: portion 16 are secured together by the bolts 17.

F ure 1 represents a side elevation 01 a The opening 17 may be smooth or screw threaded. vice embodying my invention, the dotted lines h openings 17 of each pair of joints or showing the swing in one position. necting members are so arranged that they face Fi ur 2 represents an end elevation showing each other and form a means for holding the '30 t p i of the teeter heard e e ishort members is substantially at right angles to as zontal bar or trapeze. elongated members 15 to form a closed rectangu- Fi u 3 represents a Vertical sectional View lar structure. It will be apparent that the verti-- taken on line 33 of F u and cal members, the inclined members, and the hori- Fi ure 4 ep e a enlarged p p ve zontal connecting members 15 and 18, together 35 view of the joint or Connecting member for heldwith the four joints or connecting members 11, i the ra members t h r. t e joint or form a rigid structure or frame which is adapted connect n member being made of three partsto rest on the surface of the ground without In the draw n u l 2, 3 d 4 desigimbedding the frame members in concrete pillars nate the vertical members of the frame which or otherwise fastening t frame t the ground 0 ay be made of tubular material such as a heavy Rotatably mounted on each cross member 18 pipe, or may be of solid material. At the ends are the sleeves 19 which are each provided with of the frame are the inclined members 5, 6, '7 the threaded opening 20 which receives the and 8, which may be made of the same material threaded end of each suspending rod or tubular as the vertical members. The vertical members member 21. The sleeves 19 may be welded or 45 and the inclined members are either threaded or clamped to ends of rods 21. There are four such clamped at one end into the threaded or smooth members 21. In order to make a device wluch openings 9 and 10, respectively, of the joint or may be easily assembled, the member 21 is made connecting members 11. v of two parts which are connected by the coupl ng There are four such joints or connecting mem- 22. Each sleeve member 19 for the suspending 60 bars 11, one for each corner of the frame. Each rods 21 is prevented from being moved or disof these members 11 is formed of two compleplaced laterally by means of spaced pins 23 which mentary flat sections 11' and 11", each half project from the short horizontal members 18 portion being provided with the semi-cylindrical of the frame. threaded or smooth semi-cylindrical depressions Near the lower end of each suspending member 55 9, 10 and 12 so thatwhen thetwo ectionsare placed 21 is the T member 24, the member 24 being conn receive the seat member 26. The parts'may be" connected by pins or may be bolted or welded.

Extending from the lower-portion of each T member 24 is a short threaded member 2'7, the ends of which are received by the horizontal T members 28. These parts may be connected as by pins, bolting; welding or any suitable means. Connecting these T members 28 and adapted to receive the elongated foot boards 29 are the con-' necting rods 30 which are provided with the heads 31 on each end thereof. The elongated seat member 26 is connected to the connecting rod 25 by means of the bearing members'32 which are secured to the under side of the seat member and which are movably mounted on the connecting rods 26, between T members 24. These bearing members may be in the form of heavy metal strips which are bent around the connecting rods, the ends of the strip or strap being connected to the under side of the seat member, or they may be bearing members which are secured to the; seat member. The elongated foot boards 29 have a similar connection with the connecting rod 30 by means of the bearing members 33 which are positioned between the horizontally disposed T members 28 and the heads 31 on the rod 30. These foot, boards are positioned below and to each side of the seat member. The seat member, the foot boards and the pivoted suspending means are, of course, mounted and swing between vertical members 1, 2, 3 and 4.

At each end the seat member 26 and the foot boards 29 are connected by means of the following construction; which holds the member 26 and seat board 29 in spaced relation, but allows pivotal movement therebetween. The foot boards 29 are movably mounted on the connecting rod 34 by means of the bearing members 35 held on the rod 34 by means of the heads 36 on the ends of the rod 34. These bearing members are similar to bearing members 32 and 33 previously described. Each rod 34 passes through the long arm 37 of the T member 39. Extending from the short extension 38 on the inverted T member 39 is the short vertical rod 40 provided at its ends with the elbows 41. These elbows 41 on each vertical rod 40 are connected by means of a short horizontal rod 42 which has threaded engagement with the elbows 41. The seat member 26 is connected to the horizontal rods 42 by means of the bearing members 43 which are similar to the ones already described.

Inclined member 8 is provided near its lower end with the T member 44 having its long portion 45 in alignment with member 8 and the short extension 46 is adapted to receive the threaded end of the horizontal pipe 47, the other end of pipe member 47 being threaded into an elbow 48.

Extending from the other opening in the elbow 48 is a vertical'pipe member 49 which is adapted to rest on the ground. Mounted on the horizontal pipe member 47 is a teeter board 50; The inclined member 5 is provided with a T 51 near its upper end. The short extension 52 of the T member 51 receives the threaded end of the horizontal pipe member 53 which has an elbow 54 on its other end. Extending from the other end 55 of the elbow 54 to the ground is a vertical pipe member 56. This latter provides a horizontal bar which is an added feature of my device.

From the foregoing description of this device and from an inspection of the drawing, it will be apparent that I have invented a simple and reliable structure in which the seat member and foot boards maintain a horizontal position during the entire period of swinging from one end to the other.

'What I claim is: 7 7

1. In a device of the character described, a frame adapted to rest on the surface of the ground, said frame comprisinga plurality of pipe members, means for connecting said pipe members, said means including a plurality of connect ing members, one of said members being formed f two complementary sections formed with a plurality of threaded openings for receiving the ends of the pipe members of said frame, a seat member, a foot board, pivoted means suspended from said frame and bearing means for connecting said seat member and said foot board to said pivoted suspending means.

2. In a device of the character described, a frame adapted to rest on the surface of the ground, said frame comprising a plurality of pipe members, means for connecting said pipe members, said means including a plurality of connecting members, one of said members being formed of two complementary sections formed with a plurality of threaded openings for receiving the ends of the pipe members of said frame, a seat member, a foot board, pivoted means suspended from said frame and bearing means mounted on said seat member and said foot board for connecting said seat member and said foot board to said pivoted suspending means.

3. In a swing of the character described, a frame adapted to rest on the surface of the ground, said swing frame comprising a plurality of pipe members, means for connecting said pipe members, a seat member, a foot member, pivoted means suspended from said connecting means and connected to said foot member and said seat member intermediate the ends thereof, and means for connecting the adjacent ends of said seat member and said foot member, said means including a plurality of bearing means mounted on said seat member and said foot member.

WILLIAM C. JONES.

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